Hold On, Hold On, Margaret (Reference 1)

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1

Daniel Reyes is thirty-four

His hands are raw from the washing again

He checks the lock then checks it over

Counts to four then starts the count again

The mirror fogs and clears and fogs once more

He says his own name just to prove he's here

Eight white pills arranged in a perfect row

Each one a bargain made against the fear

Pre-Chorus

Some mornings he is only dread

Some mornings he is only doubt

Chorus

Hold on hold on Daniel

The loop will loosen its grip

Hold on hold on Daniel

You are more than the thoughts you carry

More than the thoughts you carry

Verse 2

His sister calls on Sunday afternoons

Daniel says he's fine he's fine he's fine

Hangs up and sits inside the spiral

Where the numbers keep their cold relentless line

He was a draftsman twenty years

Drew the same clean line a thousand times

Now the page is gone the pencils gone

And the room is only rooms

Pre-Chorus

Some evenings he is only noise

Some evenings he is only still

Chorus

Hold on hold on Daniel

The loop will loosen its grip

Hold on hold on Daniel

You are more than the thoughts you carry

More than the thoughts you carry

Bridge

(Reyes)

(Reyes)

Daniel Reyes

(Reyes)

Say it softer

Say it kind

(Reyes)

You were somebody's brother

Somebody's mind

Chorus

Hold on hold on Daniel

The loop will loosen its grip

Hold on hold on Daniel

You are more than the thoughts you carry

More than the thoughts you carry

Outro

Hold on

Hold on

Daniel Reyes